Teslacon Florida 2022 1,500 mile street travel

We selected to wait Teslacon in Florida and form the travel through street in our 2018 Tesla Style 3. This was once our first 1000+ mile street travel. Up to now we had attended a Tesla match in Asheville which was once a 600 mile spherical travel. With a negligible street travel beneath our belt we felt extra assured in making the travel from Heart Tennessee to the East coast in Central Florida.

Shuttle plan

We deliberate the travel with A Higher Direction Planner. It estimated it will remove 13 1/2 hours to power plus an generation of charging for 14 1/2 general power a technique.

A greater path planner was once eager to think a mean of 65 mile/hr in making its estimates. Because of the dimension of move a technique we selected to forbid off at a Resort alongside the best way. Our Resort reservation at our vacation spot in Port Canaveral was once already made. To serve as a lot flexibility as conceivable we selected to choose a Resort month at the street, preventing when the future felt proper. I took my pc with me in order that shall we accumulation a Resort simply from a parking accumulation or eating place.

Earlier than the travel I had Tesla Cell provider do a little repairs. I had them substitute the cabin wind filter out and 12v battery. I’ve those finished each two years as a part of my repairs plan.

Outbound leg

We activate at about 9:15 am Thursday October twentieth. Past due plethora to keep away from hurry generation visitors in Nashville. We caught to the plan we had ready preventing at Kimballl, TN, Atalnta GA and Citadel Valley GA to supercharge. I used to be getting drained then 6 1/2 hours of riding so we selected to pick out a Resort. We noticed shall we accumulation at Cordele GA or Tifton GA. Tifton is a minute bit additional and has a better option of Motels with in a single day charging. The usage of Plugshare I may just see Motels that had a excellent popularity for charging good fortune and worn Motels.com to look which Motels had excellent critiques. We selected the Radisson in Tifton and reserved a room on-line the use of the Motels web site.

In step with Plugshare the Radisson at Tifton has 4 Tesla vacation spot stations and two J1772 stations. Once we arrived I found out that the Resort had expanded to 6 Tesla vacation spot stations and 4 J1772 stations for a complete of ten plugs!! 3 of Tesla devices had been damaged and a number of other alternative stations prohibited with ICE cars. I used to be in a position to landscape after to a operating Tesla unit that was once after to the rear front to the Resort. The entire stations are sovereign to lodge visitors. I up to date Plugshare with the untouched plugs. I charged to 85% in a single day and eager the fee prohibit to 100% after we awoke the use of the Tesla app. The Car reached 98% shape of fee after we left.

Since we were given a complete fee in a single day the plan to forbid at Jasper FL was once not suitable. We worn the automobiles navigation and cancelled at Ocala FL. The supercharger at Ocala is an used one who opened in 2014 and it fees at simply 120 kW. The plugs had been all overwhelmed up from many drops to the field over te years, they did nonetheless paintings. I left the fee prohibit eager to 100% and we sat indisposed for a meal at Mimi’s. The slower fee was once welcome, it gave us plethora future to consume our meal and unplug the car at 96%, this fee took 54 mins, the future it took to consume lunch. The fee was once greater than plethora to get to our ultimate vacation spot.

In Tennessee and Georgia, Superchargers are charged through the mins on a couple of charging tiers. In Florida Supercharging is billed through the kWh. When billed through the slight one must assure one arrives at a reasonably low shape of fee and release when the fee fee drops underneath 100 kW. This minimizes future charging and subsequently general value. In Florida charging pace isn’t related, you pay for what you significance, so a slow fee over lunch was once absolute best. The price of supercharging in Florida is no less than two times as dear as Tennessee or Georgia. The one fee in Ocala value up to the 3 fees at the earlier month mixed! Week billing through the kWh is fairer than through the slight, through the slight supercharging does inspire drivers to go on instead than let their automobiles achieve 100%. On stability I desire through the slight supercharging.

Charging month at Teslacon

This newsletter is in regards to the street travel, now not the development, so I received’t defend Teslacon right here. We stayed on the similar Resort as the development, the Radisson Hotel on the port. The Resort does have two charging stations, one Tesla one J1772. Then again with 276 registered Tesla house owners the stations had been at a top class. We arrived early on Friday and I used to be in a position to get a fee to 90%. I moved the car once I noticed the fee had finished. As I used to be unplugging a Tesla sponsored into the adjoining parking territory and I passed the landlord the charging cable.

We toured the native segment visiting a seashore, eating places and took an Airboat experience. Airboats wish to be Electric to form them quieter. Nearest we visited the Manatee Sanctuary Landscape which did have two J1772 charging stations. I plugged in after to a Mach-e month we explored the landscape.

The night time earlier than resignation each charging stations had been in significance, actively charging cars. At test in I used to be knowledgeable that the Resort after door which opened that generation had six charging stations, however I didn’t really feel relaxed the use of stations which might be designated for visitor significance. Once I woke at 6:30 am the month of retirement I used to be in a position to plug in. We were given a hearty breakfast on the Resort which might maintain us till dinner future.

The go back leg

We left the Resort with a 96% fee at 9:30am, averting the push generation in Orlando. I didn’t know till that morning if I might get a fee or now not so didn’t plan the path again. We worn the in Car navigation to signify charging places. I eager house as a vacation spot and drove. Our first forbid was once at Alachua FL. The charging station appeared logo untouched. I checked nearest on supercharge.info and noticed it was once opened only some months in the past on June eighth.

Then forbid was once Cordele GA, a reasonably untouched station opened a week in the past, charging was once flawless. Then forbid steered was once Marietta GA, we activate alternatively as we had been riding the Car disengaged navigate on autopilot and rerouted to a much less busy supercharger. The recommendation was once the Acworth GA, arriving with not up to 10% fee. I additionally spotted the estimated fee stored losing. In lieu than decelerate to you’ll want to form the untouched Supercharger I queried Superchargers at the path and located that McDonough GA was once nearer. I’d begin with 30%, now not ultimate however I most well-liked that since I may just get better north of Atlanta earlier than wanting to forbid and make a selection a Resort. As well as a fee spice up would permit for the car to reroute across the town heart if visitors problems befell, it was once hurry generation in Atlanta. One more reason to not probability it.

McDonough supercharger is solely over a week impaired. A number of of the retailers within the mall had now not opened but. There have been restricted choices for meals, I used to be in a position to seek out a rest room in JC Penney. As we had been travelling thru downtown Atlanta visitors was once OK and we made superior future. I now confronted the number of discovering a Resort or just riding on. I felt superior so determined I might no less than exit so far as I may just.

The plan was once to forbid at Kimball TN as our extreme fee. Then again as we had been touring up I-75 we spotted indicators for Buc’ees forward. Brisket sandwich vs Taco Bell was once deny game. I didn’t navigate to the Supercharger as I prefered a slower fee to consume dinner. Buc’ees supercharger is in Adairville GA, smartly north of Atlanta. Any other logo untouched location that had opened simply 3 weeks prior. The Adiarville Charger at Buc’ees was once emptied after we arrived, we were given brisket sandwiches for dinner and ate month we charged. Two Teslas arrived as we ate dinner. I noticed shall we form it all of the method house if we charged to 67% and would begin at 9:40pm. I determined to simply exit for it and we did certainly get house through 9:40pm. A 13 generation power. Autopilot makes riding much less tiresome and at deny future did I believe drowsy or wanting a sleep.

Plan vs Latest.

On mirrored image the travel again from Florida was once a lot quicker than the travel all the way down to Florida. This was once partially because of fantastic success in now not having visitors holdups returning house like we did at the method indisposed. As well as we worn 250 kW charging stations completely at the method house, maximum of which have been untouched, emptied or calmly worn. Does that heartless one will have to now not plan? Deny, plans can trade however making plans is notable so you already know your choices will have to you convert your thoughts at the fly.

A greater path planner estimated the charging value can be $54 for the outward leg to Florida. The latest value for the spherical travel was once $107.82. ABRP were given the fee proper virtually to the penny, simply 12 cents too much at $108 for the spherical travel!! The estimates in keeping with charging station weren’t the correct, however total it nailed it.

The move future was once very conservative with ABRP, since I had it eager to significance 65 mph as a mean. I averaged greater than that, preserve over an generation in comparison to the plan for the go back leg. No longer having any holdups in any respect at the method house helped spice up the typical pace considerably. I might nonetheless plan with a mean of 65 mph to account for visitors holdups.

Shuttle Stats and the price of Resort charging.

The progress was once a spherical travel of 1583 miles with 450 kWh of power worn. I averaged 284 Wh/mile.

Supercharging was once utterly flawless, each plug I attempted labored and charged as rapid as anticipated. Preventing each 2 1/2 hours could be very affordable for an extended street travel, supplying you with the power to stretch your legs and seek advice from the amenities month charging. I were given 4,500 steps in line with my fitbit, so I did get an inexpensive quantity of workout discovering restrooms and so forth. I feel this helped me keep alert the entire method.

I’ve all the time charged an EV at a Resort and sought Motels with charging stations when staying away. Operating the numbers for this travel confirmed the price of doing so. Resignation the Resort with a complete fee manner the primary leg of the progress takes you to lunchtime earlier than you wish to have to forbid to fee, as much as 3 hours. It’s a superior future saver over the use of supercharging the night time earlier than. As well as it saves fairly a accumulation of cash. Greater than I noticed.

Resort charging represented 25% of the entire power worn in this travel and stored $50 (at Florida supercharger charges). Motels equipped 116 kW of sovereign gas. Thank you Radisson.

I realized on my travel that almost all of the J1772 nation charging stations had been sovereign and didn’t require club to a community. All of the stations had been clipper creek logo and all gave the impression to be in excellent operating line. I worn a number of without a issues, deny RFID playing cards required, plug and fee, how it will have to be.

The shape of charging infrastructure has advanced dramatically within the extreme 365 days. 75% of the superchargers visited had been opened in 2021 or nearest. The similar progress only a week in the past would had been slower and require meticulous making plans and execution. Tesla have finished a superior task ‘filling the gaps’ at the charging map. The travel was once nervousness sovereign and really relaxing. Street tripping a Tesla is how one can exit.

What’s after

Now I do know I will form an extended travel without a problems, after up is a actually lengthy travel out west. Optimistically in the summertime of 2023.